LOW FIBER DIET


Indicated in
Acute or sub acute diverticulitis
Acute phases of ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease.
After some types of intestinal surgery
After a colostomy or ileostomy

Starches - Bread & Grains: 4 or more serving’s daily
Bread and cereals made from refined flours, pasta, and white rice

Vegetables: 3 or more servings daily-Vegetable juice without pulp, the following cooked vegetables: yellow squash (without seeds), green beans, spinach, pumpkin, eggplant, potatoes without skin, asparagus, beets, carrots
Fruits: 2 or more serving’s daily-juices without pulp, canned fruit except pineapple, ripe bananas, and melons
Meat or meat substitutes: meat, poultry, eggs, seafood
Milk & Milk Products: 2 or more cups daily



Avoid
 Popcorn, whole-grain breads, cereals, rice, pasta, bran cereal, oatmeal, chunky peanut butter, nuts, seeds, dried beans, dried peas